Four Policemen Tackle Tiny Female Student To The Ground For Jaywalking (Video)

As a tiny, white sorority girl, it should come as no surprise that I have a weird fear of cops. Even when I’m doing absolutely nothing wrong, when I hear sirens, I think they’re coming for me. When I see a cop on the street, I tense up. It’s as if I’m afraid they’re going to tell me I’m partaking in some activity I didn’t even know was illegal.

I’ve never been known for being “rational” or “logical” or any other unimportant qualifier like that. Unfortunately, for one UT student…my weird, over-dramatic “fear” was her reality. University of Texas police were issuing jaywalking tickets as police are sometimes wont to do. One tiny blonde girl, literally wearing braided pigtails, was running along with her headphones in. Police called to her to stop, and when she didn’t hear them, because of those pesky headphones runners often wear, they grabbed her.

Now, maybe it’s just because I’m really single, but when someone touches me unexpectedly, I tend to freak out. Homegirl freaked out too. The police decided that her reaction was “resisting arrest.” Four cops tackled her to the ground and put her in the cop car.

Sitting at Starbucks, on the corner of 24th and San Antonio, I noticed a particularly odd situation. Two Austin Police officers standing outside the Castilian just lingering. Every time I looked back there was a different student holding a carbon copy of what looked to be a jay walking citation. Suddenly, one of the cops shouts at an innocent girl jogging with her headphones on through West Campus. He wobbled after her and grabbed her by the arm. Startled, and not knowing it was a cop, she jerked her arm away. The cop viewed this as resisting arrest and proceeded to grab both arms tightly, placing her in handcuffs. She repeatedly pleaded with them saying that she was just exercising and to let her go. She repeatedly cried out, “I did not do anything wrong…just give me the ticket.” The other officer strolled over and now they were making a scene. She tried to get up. I doubt she was running away as she was in handcuffs, but the second cop pushed her back down to the ground. Because of the commotion, they walked her to the cop car in the alleyway next to Big Bite, where she, overcome with frustration, yelled loudly to gain attention. Because of that, the cops tightened their grip causing her to squirm and kick. Then came two bike cops from down the alley. We now have four cops and one small, helpless girl in the back of a cop car, because she was just going for a run.

The Daily Texan reports that the arrest was allegedly because she “failed to provide identification.” I’m wondering if that’s because, oh, she was running and didn’t have any? Regardless, her reaction to being forced into the back of a cop car for is truly bone-chilling.

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Veronica (@VeronicaRuckh) is the Director of Total Sorority Move for Grandex, Inc. After having spent her undergraduate years drinking $4 double LITs on a patio and drunk texting away potential suitors, she managed to graduate with an impressive GPA and an unimpressive engagement ring -- so unimpressive, in fact, some might say it's not there at all. Veronica has since been fulfilling her duties as "America's big," a title she gave to herself with the help of her giant ego. She has recently switched from vodka to wine on weekdays. Email her at veronica@grandex.co

Give me that cops phone number!!!!! I am going to call them on the phone. I would have gone to the PENITENTIARY because I would have told them this is fucking bullshit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus stop giving the cops a bad rep who are out to protect us and keep us safe while we go to school and party. This is entirely misleading. Nobody was tackled, and it wasn’t even 4 cops that made the arrest. The woman jaywalked (which is a huge issue here) and a cop went to cite her for it. When he tried to, she wouldn’t identify herself. She didn’t need her ID, that wasn’t the issue. All she needed was to provide the cop with her name, address, and date of birth, and she’d walk away with a measly jaywalking ticket she could probably fight pretty easily. But she decided to be an idiot and not comply with the police. When they tried arresting her, which was done according to protocol because she refused to identify, she got belligerent. She’s lucky they didn’t charge her for resisting. Yes, 2 additional cops showed up for a total of 4, but I believe that’s protocol as well when they have a belligerent subject.